Electric motor



June 17, 1930. A. WIEDNER 1,764,921

ELECTRI C MOTOR Filed Nov. 16, 1928 gvweutoz Patented June 17, 1930 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ARTHUR WIED NER, 01 PORT LAVACA, TEXAS ELECTRIC MOTOR Application filed November 16, 1928. Serial No. 319,754.

r This invention relates to electric motors, the solenoids of the electromagnets 14 and and more particularly to electric motors of 15, which in turn are electrically connected the impulse type adapted to be operated to the terminal B of the source of electric on low voltage. I current. In the instant case, three pairs of The usual high voltage motor requires electromagnets 14 and 15 are employed, the considerable care in its manufacture, and electromagnets being mounted on the inprovisions must be made for heat and other terior of the casing 3. losses in the armature windings and core. The armature 16 of the motor has a plu- Consequently such a motor would not opcrrality of bars 17 ofmagnetic material emate efiiciently on low voltage, and since there bedded in the periphery, there being eight 60 are many instances in which a low voltage such bars shown in Figure 2 of the drawmotor is desirable, it is an object in this ing. s invention to provide an electric motor of In operation, as the shaft 4 is rotated, the impulse type which may be efficiently disc 5 will rotate therewith and the projecoperated on low voltage with small current tion will engage the hooked ends 7 of the 65 consumption. levers 8, to raise the latter into engagement A further object of the invention is the with the contacts 12 to intermittenly close provision of a'motor which may be easily the electrical circuits through the electromagmanufacturedat a small cost and in which nets 14 and 15. When the electromagnets the heat and core losses are a minimum. are energized, they attractthe bars 17 and 7 These and other objects are attained by continue the rotation of the armature. As the novel construction, combination and arsoon as the bars are brought beneath the rangement of parts hereinafter described electromagnets 14 and 15, the circuit is and shown in the accompanying drawing, broken by the distributor disc 5, and anconstituting amaterial part of this discloother set of electromagnets attract another sure and in which: set of bars to continue the rotation Figure 1 is an elevational view of the elec- From the above description it Wlll be seen tric motor. that the armature isrotated by intermittent Figure 2 is a diagrammatic end view of magnetic impulses and consequently a high so the motor showing the electrical connecspeed may be attained with a low voltage "0 tions. and small current consumption, the latter,

Referring to the drawings, the motor is however, depending upon the-load. shown to have a casing 3 in which is jour- The foregoing disclosure is to be regardnalled a shaft 4. Fixed to the shaft 4 to ed as descriptive and illustrative only, and rotate therewith is a disc 5 having a plunot as restrictive or limitative of the inrality of projections 6 (eight in number in vention, of which obviously an embodiment the instant case) on its periphery. may be constructed including many modifi- The projections 6 are adapted to engage cations without departing from the general the hooked ends 7 of levers 8, to intermitscope herein indicated and denoted in the 40 tently raise the latter as the shaft is roappended claims. tated. Lever Sis pivoted to a support 9, and Having thus described my invention, the hooked end 7 is normally held in enwhat I claim as new and desire tosecure gagement with the disc 5 by the action of by Letters Patent is: j the spring 10 attached to one end of lever An electric motor of the impulse type 45 8 and to support 9. comprising a casing, a shaft journaled The support 9 is attached to a stationary therein, a disc on said shaft rotating therebar 11 upon which is mounted a contact 12 with, a plurality of projections formed on electrically connected to the terminal A of the periphery of said disc, leverss' having the source of electric current. hooked ends adapted to engage said pro 50 The lever 5 is connected by a lever 13 to jections intermittently during the rotation of said shaft for raising said levers, supports to which said levers are pivotall connected and springs attached to said su ports and levers for holding the hooked ends thereof normally in en agement with 5 said disc, sets of stationary ars to which said supports are attached, a contact'pn the bar of each set, electrically connected to one pole of a source of current, sets'of electromagnets, one of said levers connected to the solenoids of two of said sets of said electroma nets, connections between said solenoids an the other pole of said source of current, a plurality of magneto bars mounted on thearmature of the motor and embedded in the periphery thereof for intermittently closing electrical circuits through said electromagnets to energize the same for attracting the bars, and rotating the armature, said disc during its rotation interruptin said circuit for allowing another set of e ectromagnets to attract another set of bars for continuing the rotation of the armature. In witness whereof I have afiixed my sig- 2 nature. I

5 ARTHUR WIEDNER. 

